Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and image processing method

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores therein a display image displayed on a display unit; a selection receiving unit that receives selection of the display image stored in the storage unit; a display control unit that displays a selected display image that is the display image selected by the selection receiving unit, on the display unit; a depiction input receiving unit that receives an input by depicting an image on the selected display image displayed on the display unit; a synthetic image generating unit that synthesizes a depicted image input by depicting it and the selected display image to generate a new display image; and a display image management unit that stores related information relating the new display image to the selected display image, and the new display image in the storage unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An image processing apparatus comprising:
 a storage unit that stores therein a display image displayed on a display unit;   a selection receiving unit that receives selection of the display image stored in the storage unit;   a display control unit that displays a selected display image that is the display image selected by the selection receiving unit, on the display unit;   a depiction input receiving unit that receives an input by depicting an image on the selected display image displayed on the display unit;   a synthetic image generating unit that synthesizes a depicted image input by depicting it and the selected display image to generate a new display image; and   a display image management unit that stores related information relating the new display image to the selected display image, and the new display image in the storage unit.   
     
     
         2 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the display control unit displays a selection receiving image used for receiving selection of the display image stored in the storage unit, on the display unit, and   the selection receiving unit receives selection of the display image in response to a selection operation of the selection receiving image performed by a user.   
     
     
         3 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the selection receiving image is a thumbnail image indicating the display image. 
     
     
         4 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the display image management unit stores, in the storage unit, same display image identification information as the related information in a manner associated with the selected display image and the new display image and stores, in the storage unit, different pieces of depiction identification information in a manner associated with the selected display image and the new display image, the different pieces of depiction identification information indicating that the display images are different from each other in the depicted image. 
     
     
         5 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an instruction receiving unit that receives an instruction to synthesize the depicted image and the selected display image from a user, wherein   the synthetic image generating unit, when the instruction receiving unit receives the instruction, synthesizes the depicted image and the selected display image displayed on the display unit to generate the new display image at a timing when the instruction is received.   
     
     
         6 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 5 , wherein the display image management unit stores time information indicating time at which the new display image is displayed on the display unit, in the storage unit in a manner associated with the new display image. 
     
     
         7 . The image processing apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the display control unit refers to the time information stored in the storage unit and displays a selection receiving image used for receiving selection of the display image stored in the storage unit, in chronological order, and   the selection receiving unit receives selection of the display image in response to a selection operation of the selection receiving image performed by the user.   
     
     
         8 . An image processing system including a terminal that stores therein an image, a display device that displays the image stored in the terminal, and an image processing apparatus that processes the image displayed on the display device, the image processing system comprising:
 a storage unit that stores therein a display image displayed on the display device;   a selection receiving unit that receives selection of the display image stored in the storage unit;   a display control unit that displays a selected display image that is the display image selected by the selection receiving unit, on the display device;   a depiction input receiving unit that receives an input by depicting an image on the selected display image displayed on the display device;   a synthetic image generating unit that synthesizes a depicted image input by depicting it and the selected display image to generate a new display image; and   a display image management unit that stores related information relating the new display image to the selected display image, and the new display image in the storage unit.   
     
     
         9 . An image processing method performed by an image processing apparatus including a storage unit that stores therein a display image displayed on a display unit, the image processing method comprising:
 receiving selection of the display image stored in the storage unit;   displaying a selected display image that is the display image selected at the receiving the selection, on the display unit;   receiving an input by depicting an image on the selected display image displayed on the display unit;   synthesizing a depicted image input by depicting it and the selected display image to generate a new display image; and   storing related information relating the new display image to the selected display image, and the new display image in the storage unit.